Hello Richard. Hope you had a blast at Genii live I mean Magic Live! Was surprised to hear about the end of Magic magazine. I think it's in the title; 'Magic' as a magazine title doesn't seem to have the longevity of a great title like say.. GENII!(Remember the short lived Magic mag in the 70's, I begged my mom for every issue I could find at the Winn Dixie...) Anyway, seriously- when will be the next Genii Bash and will So Sato be there?(Can't wait for the maleman I mean mailperson to bring my book!!)Thank you.

Last year Mark Elsdon emailed a recommendation - a blast from the past - about a powerful trick which had been overlooked. This was Horse Race by Nick Trost (see pages 91 to 93 of the Card Magic of Nick Trost).I checked this reference out and discovered it was quite a gem. I loved the way it could be instantly repeated by asking one of the spectators to select a random card. And this would represent the suit for the magician's horse.

I find it's an ideal trick for friends in an English pub.

I was chuffed then when I came across Zen Derby, Sato's brilliant new method for this horse race contest.What a great trick! The mass destruction method fooled me even when I was dealing and shuffling the packets according to the instructions.

One quibble - the write-up refers to 'a derby' and 'derby horses'. This should be 'the Derby' and 'Derby horses'?